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In the Laboratory
Build a Simple Polarimeter
Frank E. Stary and Norman Woldow
Department of Chemistry, Maryville University, St. Louis, MO 63141-7299

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May 2001
Vol. 78 No. 5
p. 644

Abstract
Details of the construction of a durable, inexpensive portable polarimeter with a self-contained 585-nm light source are given. This polarimeter combines the best features of several polarimeters and may easily be scaled up in size for increased sensitivity.
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*  Citation
Stary, Frank E.; Woldow, Norman. J. Chem. Educ. 2001 78 644.
*  Keywords
Instrumental Methods; Kinetics; Laboratory Equipment / Apparatus; Stereochemistry
*  History
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March 22, 2001
April 14, 2005
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